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Disclaimer: The Gatsby Charitable Foundation commissions and funds research which contributes to the strengthening of the country’s science and engineering skills. The views and opinions presented in the research reports do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.

Secondary Teachers' Views on Post-18 Options for Students

In June 2019, Gatsby commissioned Pye Tait Consulting to undertake a short piece of research to gather the views of secondary teachers on post-18 options available to students. Key issues which this research sought to address are: · The level of understanding of higher education routes amongst secondary teachers; · Views on how students should be informed of post-18 options; · Important influencers on students when making decisions on post-18 routes; · How students gather information about post-18 options

Technicians and Higher Technical Education Spring Summits 2019

This report summarises points raised by thirty employers from the land, construction and water industries, when they came together over the course of three summits at the Gatsby Foundation in spring 2019 to discuss the future of higher technical education.

Technicians and Innovation: A Literature Review

This report commissioned by the Gatsby Foundation and authored by Professor Paul Lewis, Economics Professor at King's College London, explores the direct and important contributions technicians make to both radical and incremental innovation in advanced manufacturing in the UK.

Assessing the economic returns to Level 4 and 5 STEM-based qualifications

In February 2017 we commissioned London Economics to explore the relative benefits associated with level 4 and 5 STEM based qualifications. This report analysed the lifetime labour market returns (to the individual and the public purse) associated with higher education at levels 4 and 5.

Good Career Guidance: Perspectives from the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities sector

In July 2019 Gatsby released a new publication, which aims to inspire Careers Leaders, teachers and all those working with young people with special educational needs and disabilities to use the Gatsby Benchmarks to create a strong career guidance programme for each and every young person.

Enhancing subject-specialist pedagogy through the initial teacher education of science, engineering and technology teachers in further education colleges

Gatsby has supported a project at the University of Huddersfield to research and support subject-specialist pedagogy for Initial Teacher Education in FE. This report sets out the need for work in this area, and summarises and evaluates the project.